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. >>> they need to be carried to the pool, but these 9-month-old twins in the uk already swimming laps on their own. this video from the bbc shows ellie and william, both swimming the entire length of a 25-meter pool without any help. their dad said he could be ready for the 2028 olympic games when they're just 16. teaching babies to swim became popular in the u.s. back in the '70s and '80s, but now pediatricians don't recommend swimming lessons for anyone under 12 months old. >> it puts them to sleep. >> yeah. ♪ >> how fun is this. mariah carey and jimmy fallon teaming up for a holiday classic. they jammed to carey's song all i want for christmas is you. he left all the professional instruments at home, instead using kazoos, tambourine and other toys you find in a preschool classroom. and the entire performance you can see on nbcwashington.com, including my favorite, the little kid in the red hat that pops up in the front of the screen. love them. >> that's cute. >> the whole thing is very fun, and very seasonal. love it. >>> but coming up -- >> a young girl is lured to d.c. by a fe
. >>> they need to be carried to the pool, but these 9-month-old twins in the uk already swimming laps on their own. this video from the bbc shows ellie and william, both swimming the entire length of a 25-meter pool without any help. their dad said he could be ready for the 2028 olympic games when they're just 16. teaching babies to swim became popular in the u.s. back in the '70s and '80s, but now pediatricians don't recommend swimming lessons for anyone under 12 months old. >>...
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stink, which will be on at christmastime in the uk. and who knows. who knows what is going to be after this. none of us know whether downton has one more season or several more systems. >> rose: thank you for coming, congratulations. >> thank you for having us. thank you so much. >> rose: garrison keillor is here, he is perhaps the country's most beloved midwesterner for almost 40 years, he has hosted the radio program of prairie home companion each saturday night. its mix of music and humor and homespun erudition reaches four, count them 4 million listeners or 590 station this is month a program will be broadcast live from the town hall here in new york city, i am pleased to have garrison keillor back at this table, welcome, sir. >> you make it sound good, charlie. >> rose: it is good. >> i wish my mother were around to hear that. >> rose: i want to show your mother how good you are. 70, we just briefly reflecting on 70. >> it is a good age, it is a good age, you will find that out, son, when you -- >> rose: i have already found that out. >> it is w
stink, which will be on at christmastime in the uk. and who knows. who knows what is going to be after this. none of us know whether downton has one more season or several more systems. >> rose: thank you for coming, congratulations. >> thank you for having us. thank you so much. >> rose: garrison keillor is here, he is perhaps the country's most beloved midwesterner for almost 40 years, he has hosted the radio program of prairie home companion each saturday night. its mix of...
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all of us across the uk can expect to see rain coming through today. it is moving, as you say, from west to east. things should start to improve in western areas as we go into the afternoon and the evening. and that, then, brings us into a day for tomorrow where we'll see a mixture of sunshine and showers. so the last of the heaviest rain is beginning to move away from the uk just at the moment. >> helen, hi, it's louisa. we're seeing some pictures as you're speaking of how it's affecting transportation surfaces. have you seeing it affect a large portion of real networks across the uk or is it kind of in certain districts? >> the rail networks have clearly been affected. the rain caused some damage to rail tracks last month down in the southwest. and, of course, with the river so high now, any amount of rain is going to add to difficulties with transport disruption. not only on the rails, but on the roads, as well, because the ground is saturated. because there is nowhere for this new rain that falls to grow. we are not out of the woods when it comes t
all of us across the uk can expect to see rain coming through today. it is moving, as you say, from west to east. things should start to improve in western areas as we go into the afternoon and the evening. and that, then, brings us into a day for tomorrow where we'll see a mixture of sunshine and showers. so the last of the heaviest rain is beginning to move away from the uk just at the moment. >> helen, hi, it's louisa. we're seeing some pictures as you're speaking of how it's affecting...
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uk link will be up, not down. and them i also think thattory thing our chancellor did a good job of was she raised taxes by 10 so companies can invest a 215 pounds, not just 200 pounds. >> that's a leverage the other governments have been trying to pull. but your point is interesting. it's not just the uk we were seeing there. and it goes back to the point you were making about oil. u.s. retail gas prices are down 16% since their peak this year. if it weren't for the fiscal cliff, this is actually a big source of stimulus for households. absolutely. i don't want to make too much about it, but the biggest attacks oeft with the and elevated since the mid '70s, it could be coming to an end. so i think that is something we need to be aware of. the annual fuel rate in the uk is about 15 billion to consumers. you're looking at another percent on income. so as i'm sitting down righting the income for next year, it's not all doom and gloom, the mood is similar to last year where next year it's too horrendous to count. >>
uk link will be up, not down. and them i also think thattory thing our chancellor did a good job of was she raised taxes by 10 so companies can invest a 215 pounds, not just 200 pounds. >> that's a leverage the other governments have been trying to pull. but your point is interesting. it's not just the uk we were seeing there. and it goes back to the point you were making about oil. u.s. retail gas prices are down 16% since their peak this year. if it weren't for the fiscal cliff, this is...
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these are british citizens that have their petition saying we don't want piers to come back to the uk. quite a few british scitizens signed on saying we don't want him. please keep him in the united states and one of the petitions is actually directed towards the uk government saying should the united states decide to demr. morgan, they should reject the deportation. have him stay somewhere in the atlantic, let him hang out there. but -- >> you said you -- you feel bad for piers morgan. you never feel bad for anybody on tv. we all bring it on ourselves. okay. he brought it on himself. any response from him today as a result of all of this stuff? >> he has been on twitter poking -- water off a duck's back, poking fun at it. he had a lot of people on twitter saying come to sierra leone, canada, come here. he wished everyone wishing his deportation a merry christmas the other day. >> he used to work in british tabloids. >> yes. >> i mean -- his skin must be made of kevlar, right? that's one of the dirtiest businesses out there. as we have learned in the last couple of years. >> absolutel
these are british citizens that have their petition saying we don't want piers to come back to the uk. quite a few british scitizens signed on saying we don't want him. please keep him in the united states and one of the petitions is actually directed towards the uk government saying should the united states decide to demr. morgan, they should reject the deportation. have him stay somewhere in the atlantic, let him hang out there. but -- >> you said you -- you feel bad for piers morgan....
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so, let the uk youth parliament ld the way. let young people lead the way because the decisions we make today with deal fine our lives. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. just before i look for a speaker from the northwest i want to welcome sir peter bottomly. the member of parliament from west -- thank you for your support of the youth parliament. pplause] >> and his wife, have always been interested i youth issues and the concerns of young people and that is reflected again today and appreciate it. >>> okays, somebody from the northwest. yes? the gentleman there waving with both hands. indeed, you, sir. >> yes. first of all, social cohesion, and before the riots, they were horrible. i don't think anybody -- what was the root of that? social cohesion. tension between people. we don't get along. this curriculum. we can learn to work together. education is our future. knowledge is power. we want power or want to be weak? do you want to have knowledge or let light shine on what we are? [applause] >> what about the southwest. who
so, let the uk youth parliament ld the way. let young people lead the way because the decisions we make today with deal fine our lives. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. just before i look for a speaker from the northwest i want to welcome sir peter bottomly. the member of parliament from west -- thank you for your support of the youth parliament. pplause] >> and his wife, have always been interested i youth issues and the concerns of young people and that is reflected again today...
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you look at comparatively where we are with respect to the rest of the world, if you look at germany, uk, japan, france, all of whom have very strong gun regulations, we have more gun deaths in one week than they have in an entire year, and the incidents -- the number of times in which guns inside a home are used for self-defense are exceedingly small, on the order of maybe 1 in 15, 1 in 20 as compared to the number of times when a gun is used either for suicide or a homicide. anybody that looks at the data here is quite clear that on the whole, particularly things like assault weapons, create far, far more kor nage in th carnage in this country than they prevent. to a large extent the reason why i think progressives have not been able to mount an effective campaign for sensible gun laws, it's been a failure of the progressive movement, and i think that will now change with progressives. they must realize they have to make this an election issue. all of the polls show that the public is widely in favor of sensible gun regulations. i will point out what i said on friday. president clinton
you look at comparatively where we are with respect to the rest of the world, if you look at germany, uk, japan, france, all of whom have very strong gun regulations, we have more gun deaths in one week than they have in an entire year, and the incidents -- the number of times in which guns inside a home are used for self-defense are exceedingly small, on the order of maybe 1 in 15, 1 in 20 as compared to the number of times when a gun is used either for suicide or a homicide. anybody that...
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it is the uk equivalent of ashford in the u.s. i know that because the two cables down the east coast of africa both have their major london.n from there it is a straight shot. it is a fascinating place. it is in the same spot as the ancient report. -- port. this is the place where the international -- >> where are these undersea cables that you referred to earlier? and by whom? >> there have an telegraph cables across the atlantic for 150 years now. depending on how you count, individual strands or cable systems, there are about eight or 10 or 12 across the atlantic. the current generation was laid in the mid-90s. up until about 2002. they are owned by a few companies. very large backbone companies. they are owned by telecom, verizon, british telecom joining with deutsche telekom. or a couple are owned by companies that only own cables across the atlantic. they bought their people out of bankruptcy out of a larger telecom. -we specialize in new york or london. we will sell you services to another telecom or anyone who meets high-
it is the uk equivalent of ashford in the u.s. i know that because the two cables down the east coast of africa both have their major london.n from there it is a straight shot. it is a fascinating place. it is in the same spot as the ancient report. -- port. this is the place where the international -- >> where are these undersea cables that you referred to earlier? and by whom? >> there have an telegraph cables across the atlantic for 150 years now. depending on how you count,...
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that gilt in the uk, keeping an eye on it, it is falling a little bit. 1.95% after a soft set of uk retail sales figures. spain, italy, moving higher, but not too much of a move there. 5.3%. and 4.4 for italy. now, forex rates, the euro/dollar and the yen has been in focus still in the last several trading sessions and that continues today. 1.3230 is the level. the yen, though, is giving back about .5% after the bank of japan's quantitative easing plans, pretty much flecting a buy the rumor, sell the fact move. now, house republicans plan to bring their tax bill to a floor vote today. this as tensions over the white house over the fiscal cliff have started to rise. it's unclear what the bill, known as plan b, will look like. house speaker john boehner has reportedly added spending cuts to convince members it will be worth the vote. president obama has threatened to veto the bill. the president says he's puzzled by what's holding up budget talkes and that house republicans should stop trying to score a point against him. >> take the deal. you know, they will be able to claim that they have
that gilt in the uk, keeping an eye on it, it is falling a little bit. 1.95% after a soft set of uk retail sales figures. spain, italy, moving higher, but not too much of a move there. 5.3%. and 4.4 for italy. now, forex rates, the euro/dollar and the yen has been in focus still in the last several trading sessions and that continues today. 1.3230 is the level. the yen, though, is giving back about .5% after the bank of japan's quantitative easing plans, pretty much flecting a buy the rumor,...
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they don't think they're operating quite the same way here in the uk. for example, local bank managers relationship managers are not given the sap kind of discretion to make lending decisions in respect to businesses in their community that they know that they see every day. so we have to change the culture in our banks. but there is also a market failure in terms of having a financial services sector of small to medium sized businesses and that's why p opposition is arguing strongly for british investment bank. we're alone in not having a state backed investment institution to plug that market failure. and i think the officer of budget responsibility, our independent fiscal council here, has made clear part of what is holding back growth is this credit problem that we have. now, sure of course the eurozone affects the wholesale money markets, but there are things that you can do domestically to address that. and if you look at, say, sorry to use germany constantly, but during the liquidity crunch in 2009, germany investment bank kfw was able to immedia
they don't think they're operating quite the same way here in the uk. for example, local bank managers relationship managers are not given the sap kind of discretion to make lending decisions in respect to businesses in their community that they know that they see every day. so we have to change the culture in our banks. but there is also a market failure in terms of having a financial services sector of small to medium sized businesses and that's why p opposition is arguing strongly for...
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i'm not sure it's in uk law but they don't put it in law. and now, state of new york, resolution authority. so you get some consistency around the world. and i have anything that it will work for nonbank. whether it works for the biggest banks in the world, the first part is -- [inaudible]. they are so diverse and so big, it will be a long while before we see this infinite failure. but i think theoretically -- [inaudible] but it would have worked for leave and. it would have worked for aig. i have no doubt in my mind we could have handled it. >> so what is your thought speak with the problem is beyond my pay grade. this is a really big problem, how we deal with the too big to fail problem, and the man on my right says he would do with it too big to fail problem with the content bank in ellicott and that was bailed out. that was not his first too big to fill problem. the too big to fill problem occurred before the. there were cries for loans and lockheed loans, and i argued in 1914, treasury secretary magnitude bill that new york city because
i'm not sure it's in uk law but they don't put it in law. and now, state of new york, resolution authority. so you get some consistency around the world. and i have anything that it will work for nonbank. whether it works for the biggest banks in the world, the first part is -- [inaudible]. they are so diverse and so big, it will be a long while before we see this infinite failure. but i think theoretically -- [inaudible] but it would have worked for leave and. it would have worked for aig. i...
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uk and others are baffled by nra insistence guns are good. you've lost your tag land of the free. and tammie says i thought about this the other day. if you know i'm armed you are less likely to attack me. and willie it's crazy how does it look to our kids? guns in school is demoralizing and weak. >>> people from across the globe, reaching out to those in newtown, offering prayers and support. cnn's lisa sylvester has a look. >> it's a perfect b. >> reporter: 4-year-old katelyn takes her time. she is writing a letter. >> dear parents, i know that you are upset. >> reporter: a letter to the parents of the children killed in the newtown shooting. she and her mother live in maryland. they have never been to newtown. in fact, they've never been to the state of connecticut. but they wanted to show the town that they care. >> we're writing letters just to let them know that our hearts are with them, they're in our prayers. >> because i want to make them cheer up. >> right away, we started seeing mail volume coming in. it began with a few hundred. now it's thousands per day we're receivi
uk and others are baffled by nra insistence guns are good. you've lost your tag land of the free. and tammie says i thought about this the other day. if you know i'm armed you are less likely to attack me. and willie it's crazy how does it look to our kids? guns in school is demoralizing and weak. >>> people from across the globe, reaching out to those in newtown, offering prayers and support. cnn's lisa sylvester has a look. >> it's a perfect b. >> reporter: 4-year-old...
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>> it couldn't really be worse if you're one of the tabloid papers in the uk. it's 2,000 pages long. the press behavior is described as outrageous. says that editors disregarded their own code of conduct. he does make a point there are other papers. the guardian mile home broke the story. if you're at the end of the british press in what we call the red top tabloids this is a pretty uncomfortable report. >> all 2,000 pages of it. wasn't it partial vindication because the findings were he didn't know about the phone hacking or know about any cover up? >> yeah. this is good in terms of his news core business. there's all kinds of bits of legislation that can get you into trouble over here if you're implicated in what might be a corrupt or illegal practice in the uk or any other territory. >> at the same time some of murdoch's former lieutenants are facing trouble. >> i think that's definitely true. i think nobody would dispute that. you have a number of senior editors awaiting trial. we've already had one journalist. his royal journalist when to jail for this in
>> it couldn't really be worse if you're one of the tabloid papers in the uk. it's 2,000 pages long. the press behavior is described as outrageous. says that editors disregarded their own code of conduct. he does make a point there are other papers. the guardian mile home broke the story. if you're at the end of the british press in what we call the red top tabloids this is a pretty uncomfortable report. >> all 2,000 pages of it. wasn't it partial vindication because the findings...
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close to finalizing a deal in the united states, the uk and switzerland in which the bank will pay roughly 1.5 alien dollars. morgan stanley paying $5 million fine to the state of massachusetts over facebook ipo. the complaint against the banking giant cited improper influence of bankers over wall street analysts. morgan stanley shifted into fox business state is pleased to have reached a settlement and put the matter behind us. american drivers are getting more relief at the pump as gas prices dropped to the lowest level of the year. according to aaa daily fuel gauge, the national average is down $3.25 per gallon. we continue our countdown to the closing bell with liz claman. liz: thanks, adam. nicole, let's get to you. looking at one mobile phone record that has been on a roll. everybody has these things for holiday gifts. nicole: let's take a look at the stock, up nearly 3% on the day. nokia cracked the $4 barrier today. one of the reasons, one of the competitors, htc, could be pushing aside some big plans to compete with nokia. large screen windows phone, and the technology doesn't sup
close to finalizing a deal in the united states, the uk and switzerland in which the bank will pay roughly 1.5 alien dollars. morgan stanley paying $5 million fine to the state of massachusetts over facebook ipo. the complaint against the banking giant cited improper influence of bankers over wall street analysts. morgan stanley shifted into fox business state is pleased to have reached a settlement and put the matter behind us. american drivers are getting more relief at the pump as gas prices...
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., number 3, canada, n4, uk. something we found in our research very interesting here, new data showing employees of companies lucky paramount pictures, warner brothers, disney, sony pictures, they're all illegally downloading this material while at the same time their industry is calling for a stop to this. interesting. >> trace: evil, evil insiders. ferry. >> thank you. >> syrian rebels reject offers for more peace talks but the decision may have more to do with who was offering those talks. >>> police say the woman in this surveillance video pushed a complete stranger to his death. another fatal confrontation on a new york subway is coming up. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to reliev
., number 3, canada, n4, uk. something we found in our research very interesting here, new data showing employees of companies lucky paramount pictures, warner brothers, disney, sony pictures, they're all illegally downloading this material while at the same time their industry is calling for a stop to this. interesting. >> trace: evil, evil insiders. ferry. >> thank you. >> syrian rebels reject offers for more peace talks but the decision may have more to do with who was...
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versus the uk today. although the uk has not had growth, it has created jobs. in many ways that's a mirror image of the u.s., which had a reasonable amount of growth and much is jobless growth. do you have any views why the uk has managed to create jobs and america hasn't? >> last week about the uk, we're becoming a more competitive economy. we've aggressively cut the business tax rates and moving up the rank of competitive economies in the world. i think the challenges in britain america are pretty similar. we face the same issues with a competitive ship to economic power to china and the like. we have to educate our children better. we're doing the things. i think the issues we take on entitlement reform and education reform, these are the things that the u.s. congress and administration have to tackle in the next year on or so. >> what about europe? will the euro zone up stick together and will the uk start part of the union? david cameron said in the last couple of days there may need fob a referendum on that. >> the euro zone will stick together. they made
versus the uk today. although the uk has not had growth, it has created jobs. in many ways that's a mirror image of the u.s., which had a reasonable amount of growth and much is jobless growth. do you have any views why the uk has managed to create jobs and america hasn't? >> last week about the uk, we're becoming a more competitive economy. we've aggressively cut the business tax rates and moving up the rank of competitive economies in the world. i think the challenges in britain america...
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>> well, none have is 00% committed in doing so, except the uk and sweden. the others have indicated that they will look into it and there's the expectation they will join. maybe not immediately, maybe somewhere down the road. but at least they want to join. it remains to be seen whether they can join from the word go. in terms of which banks are being supervised, i think this is a typical eu compromise and maybe not a bad one. remember, france wanted all 6,000 banks being supervised. the germans said only 30 or so. we ended up with something closer to 150. and the option for the ecb pinpoint ago problem, even if it's the smaller banks saying, we have a problem there. we have to pull that into our supervision, they can do that. that seems to be the provision that we have here at the moment. so i think everybody could be out there and say, we won a little bit and that's how eu decisions usually work. you have to end up in a consensus that everybody can live with and at least we get a law that deserve tess name on track and then it could become operational in
>> well, none have is 00% committed in doing so, except the uk and sweden. the others have indicated that they will look into it and there's the expectation they will join. maybe not immediately, maybe somewhere down the road. but at least they want to join. it remains to be seen whether they can join from the word go. in terms of which banks are being supervised, i think this is a typical eu compromise and maybe not a bad one. remember, france wanted all 6,000 banks being supervised. the...
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as a traditional television ad for honda in the uk. but it quickly goes viral around the world. >> the different parts of the car are rolling or flipping and hitting the next thing and triggering the windshield wipers or triggering the muffler to roll. and eventually it ends with unlocking the full car coming down a ramp. and that's the product they're selling. >> but did this happen for real? or is this another case of computer-generated effects? this one may surprise you. amazingly, this whole sequence actually happened, even the tires going uphill. >> people have asked about how the tires go up the slope. and it's incredibly simple. the tire is here, and there is a weight here. as soon as the motion, the weight pushes it forward, even though it's up a slope. >> rob steiner with advertising agency wieden and kennedy was there when it all came together. >> my personal favorite was the wind screen wipers. they look quite messy. one of our jobs in the commercial was to talk about product specifications. and one of the product specificat
as a traditional television ad for honda in the uk. but it quickly goes viral around the world. >> the different parts of the car are rolling or flipping and hitting the next thing and triggering the windshield wipers or triggering the muffler to roll. and eventually it ends with unlocking the full car coming down a ramp. and that's the product they're selling. >> but did this happen for real? or is this another case of computer-generated effects? this one may surprise you....
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and uk for business travelers represents $2 billion in revenues. massive. >> when you look at star, skyteam, what delta is part of, versus oneworld, they are all joking to increase their market share. no word on whether this will be the case with virgin atlantic joining skyteam. don't be surprised if that ultimately happens. take a look at shares of delta enjoying a nice day today. you mentioned airline index, yes, it is trading at a one-year high. a heck of a chart up 20%. not just on the delta news but increased speculation that the usair a mulmr merger will happe the future. there's been some developments over the last few days. that's why you see the airline stocks bidding higher. >> one thing about this deal, you talk about a $360 million deal. a week ago people were talking about or last week talking about $1 billion plus. what's the difference between -- that is a huge difference between the ultimate deal? >> very huge difference. i think ultimately you look at singapore airlines, it needed to get out of this arrangement. it was not making m
and uk for business travelers represents $2 billion in revenues. massive. >> when you look at star, skyteam, what delta is part of, versus oneworld, they are all joking to increase their market share. no word on whether this will be the case with virgin atlantic joining skyteam. don't be surprised if that ultimately happens. take a look at shares of delta enjoying a nice day today. you mentioned airline index, yes, it is trading at a one-year high. a heck of a chart up 20%. not just on...
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reports from the capital and whether the bright lights are leaving too many citizens in the uk it is. one of the most beautiful cities in the world but the french live. this city. as one of the most important events. this year in central paris alone the famous chancellor installing christmas lights wasn't cheap at christmas elimination because they're on a one million euros it shop on the shelves that he is contributing to the christmas lighting depending on the number of trees they have in front of their of their shop eighty percent money money from the shops of the shows an easy. twenty percent this money city hall but the budget has gone up by a third across the whole country in a year where the average person has struggled financially the authorities say they're splashing out the extra millions to help people forget how little they have . but there is crisis there is financial difficulty people have less money to spend so we have to create a festive atmosphere to give them back the will to buy and celebrate it's clear that you're in crises in developed countries people tend to eco
reports from the capital and whether the bright lights are leaving too many citizens in the uk it is. one of the most beautiful cities in the world but the french live. this city. as one of the most important events. this year in central paris alone the famous chancellor installing christmas lights wasn't cheap at christmas elimination because they're on a one million euros it shop on the shelves that he is contributing to the christmas lighting depending on the number of trees they have in...
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the president is considering anna wintor, the editor in chief to "vogue" to be the ambassador to the uk or france. she was the biggest bundlers raising more than $500,000 for the obama campaign. >>> that's now your top news. you know what? >> i'm trying to breathe in and absorb the last story. all right. there is a new voice joining the immigration debate with hispanic voters overwhelmingly siding with president obama for the second straight election. the trio of latino mega donors including eva longoria are launching a new group aimed at mobilizing that energy and enthusiasm. the primary focus is to grow a strong social media presence and help the white house in passing comprehensive immigration reform. they see this has a chance to work with republicans who may be wobbling after losing a second straight presidential loss. >>> the secretary of state is denying she is running for president for 2016 insisting she just needs time off. michael bloomberg has another idea. according to "the new york times," blook called clinton to encourage her to run for mayor in 2013. the call reportedly t
the president is considering anna wintor, the editor in chief to "vogue" to be the ambassador to the uk or france. she was the biggest bundlers raising more than $500,000 for the obama campaign. >>> that's now your top news. you know what? >> i'm trying to breathe in and absorb the last story. all right. there is a new voice joining the immigration debate with hispanic voters overwhelmingly siding with president obama for the second straight election. the trio of latino...
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and then with music from this debut album it went quintuple platinum in the uk. it's called "plus," ed sheeran from the bud light stage. and just as a reminder as long as the world doesn't end on friday or anytime else in the next two weeks our show moves to a new timeslot we move to 11:35 starting january 8th. our guests that night will be jennifer aniston and no doubt. and i'll probably be here too. so please join us. our first guest tonight is a very fine actor who will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy his brothers, just so you know. he re-teams with quentin tarantino in the new movie "django unchained", which opens in theaters christmas day, >> you need to be on his blind side. huh? >> i said you said you ain't no him. >> i don't. >> yes, you do. >> i don't. >> why is you lying to me? >> i ain't. >> then why is you crying? >> you're scaring me. >> why is i'm scaring you? >> because you're scary. >> jimmy: please say hello to samuel l. jackson. [ cheers and applause ] that's some jacket you go
and then with music from this debut album it went quintuple platinum in the uk. it's called "plus," ed sheeran from the bud light stage. and just as a reminder as long as the world doesn't end on friday or anytime else in the next two weeks our show moves to a new timeslot we move to 11:35 starting january 8th. our guests that night will be jennifer aniston and no doubt. and i'll probably be here too. so please join us. our first guest tonight is a very fine actor who will strike down...
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in the uk in jamaica and ireland, island nations that banned guns, you can't find a place where murder rates have gone down. they have gone up usually by large amounts. >> you cannot find a place -- >> first of all, basically every statistic that john cited is pure bunk in terms of the fact that the more guns equal -- that's true. they were gun-free zones, but attributing that to the fact that this violence occurred, that's where i have to step in. listen, my brother was shot in a shooting on top of the empire state building which was chaotic. i know firsthand i talked with the victims from the aurora tragedy. and all these tragedies. to a person, they all say if there were another person armed, it would have led to more carnage. >> they've stopped many cases. >> excuse me. >> name one case where that's happened. if every one of the cases they say if there were more guns, it would have only led to more chaos. look at the empire building shooting here in new york. there were highly trained officers in the chaos and eight other people shot and every one was an innocent civilian and every
in the uk in jamaica and ireland, island nations that banned guns, you can't find a place where murder rates have gone down. they have gone up usually by large amounts. >> you cannot find a place -- >> first of all, basically every statistic that john cited is pure bunk in terms of the fact that the more guns equal -- that's true. they were gun-free zones, but attributing that to the fact that this violence occurred, that's where i have to step in. listen, my brother was shot in a...
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the british foreign ministry is now confirming that the uk and the u.s. both have evidence suggesting that president al-assad in syria is using his government supplies including mixing chemical compounds and loading them on to bombs. syria is believed to have muss tared -- mustard gas and sarin. president obama said any attempt by syria to use chemical weapons against its own people will be met with consequence. >> and new developments in north korea as a planned rocket launch. the test fire was scheduled sometime on monday, but north korea's state media says scientists are seriously considering adjusting the time frame. meanwhile the u.s. is deploying warships to the region to monitor the situation there. north korea maintains it is just trying to put a satellite into orbit, but the u.s. says it is a cover for testing ballistic missal technology. >>> one week after a murder-suicide involving the kansas city chiefs player more sad news rocking the nfl. dallas cowboys ease nose tackle josh brent under arrest after a car crash that killed his teammate jerry
the british foreign ministry is now confirming that the uk and the u.s. both have evidence suggesting that president al-assad in syria is using his government supplies including mixing chemical compounds and loading them on to bombs. syria is believed to have muss tared -- mustard gas and sarin. president obama said any attempt by syria to use chemical weapons against its own people will be met with consequence. >> and new developments in north korea as a planned rocket launch. the test...
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i'm pondering is when you look at how much qe has taken place in japan compared to, for example, the uk, it's actually a relatively small amount. if japan tries a much larger qe event, surely we go down the route of the uk which in and of itself does not demonstrate a huge increase in inflation and a huge increase in market growth, either. >> arguably, that is one of the problems with the huge task that the boj has ahead of it. people progress in terms of growth, japan has bigger problems, much bigger problems in terms of the demographic in terms of the structural hold back. so there are a lot of sectors at play now. i think one of the names that the boj has is whether this will work or not. but if were looking at it more from a yen perspective, certainly two things are going to drive the yen are going to be the relative price of the boj balance sheets with respect to, perhaps, the fed and the ecb and the other being the jgb. >> and briefly, in summary, what are your favorite strategic calls? >> the strategic calls for us are going to be buying the rupee against the yen. we are looking
i'm pondering is when you look at how much qe has taken place in japan compared to, for example, the uk, it's actually a relatively small amount. if japan tries a much larger qe event, surely we go down the route of the uk which in and of itself does not demonstrate a huge increase in inflation and a huge increase in market growth, either. >> arguably, that is one of the problems with the huge task that the boj has ahead of it. people progress in terms of growth, japan has bigger...
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joining us is allen higgins, chief investment officer for the uk coutts. good morning. >> good morning. >> so we've had 12 years of exposure to gold. you're limiting it now. why? >> it's starting to lag, but more subtly from a portfolio construction perspective, it's lost its negative correlation. for example, quarter 2010, well, euro crisis won when we had equity markets down a lot then gold really surged forward, giving a negative correlation. and so for the portfolio manager at coutts, it has been at times a legal high gold exposure surging upwards in times of stress. for those days seem to have gone. trimming it. that is a fact that there's a real shortage of low risk investments of on german bunch negative. >> but you're saying it's trading like other risk assets at the moment. >> at times, it's correlated with em. so it's less attractive from a portfolio construction perspective as compared to what it was. >> it's fascinating because we've been talking about one theme for 2013 being is it a stock picker's market, are we seeing less differentiation, w
joining us is allen higgins, chief investment officer for the uk coutts. good morning. >> good morning. >> so we've had 12 years of exposure to gold. you're limiting it now. why? >> it's starting to lag, but more subtly from a portfolio construction perspective, it's lost its negative correlation. for example, quarter 2010, well, euro crisis won when we had equity markets down a lot then gold really surged forward, giving a negative correlation. and so for the portfolio...
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s&p 500 puts negative watch -- or negative outlook on the uk's aaa rating. you see the pound taking a pretty big hit versus the greenback on that news. you can also see, you know, our stock market's already been under, you know, a touch of weakness given maybe some of the comments out of d.c. but there's the s&p 500 down 6 points, nasdaq down as well. we're at the weakest levels of the day. that's certainly a headline to keep an eye on and the impact it's going to have in the currency markets throughout the day. >> i think that's a commentary on austerity. cameron came in and stripped austerity measures. it's been problematic. be careful how much austerity you actually induce into an economy. >>> shares of back referlackber r.i.m. trading at seven-month highs. whether the company has its mojo back. >>> we head to the trading pits to find out why gold is falling on its post-fed decision gains. we'll be right back. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will
s&p 500 puts negative watch -- or negative outlook on the uk's aaa rating. you see the pound taking a pretty big hit versus the greenback on that news. you can also see, you know, our stock market's already been under, you know, a touch of weakness given maybe some of the comments out of d.c. but there's the s&p 500 down 6 points, nasdaq down as well. we're at the weakest levels of the day. that's certainly a headline to keep an eye on and the impact it's going to have in the currency...
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now starbucks says, it's only made money in the uk once in the last 14 years, 15 years. so this is an example -- look, what they are doing is perfectly legal. certainly starbucks deny that they're doing it for thor. of tax avoidance. but there's no question in times of austerity -- tomorrow we'll find out what taxes in the uk are going to go up -- that this sort of finagling of the finances is most definitely not on. >> i suppose you could call it creative bean counters behind all of that. you could if you wanted to be silly. britain has a bit of a big tax gap problem overall, right? >> it does. and the chancellor of the -- the finance minister has now warned that he won't meet his deficit targets for austerity will have to continue. we expect higher taxes on the rich tomorrow, cuts in public spending, and in this environment the multinationals like google, amazon, starbucks, are very firmly in the firing line. after all what better than to attack big corporate america. and they're being told, smell the coffee. i can play that game, too, michael. >> wake up and smell the
now starbucks says, it's only made money in the uk once in the last 14 years, 15 years. so this is an example -- look, what they are doing is perfectly legal. certainly starbucks deny that they're doing it for thor. of tax avoidance. but there's no question in times of austerity -- tomorrow we'll find out what taxes in the uk are going to go up -- that this sort of finagling of the finances is most definitely not on. >> i suppose you could call it creative bean counters behind all of...
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anti-gun lobby which did eventually win an almost blanket ban on the private ownership of handguns in the uk. and then this summer the community turned another corner. andy murray, the tennis champion, who survived the dunblane massacre by hiding under a desk won gold at the london olympics. for dunblane at latest there was a joyful legacy to balance its terrible stigma. but as soon as the news of the sandy hook elementary school shootings broke, old wounds reopened. >> obviously our hearts go out to them. and -- sorry. i'm not really giving them the best for someone who's moved on, but i think out of the most tragic circumstances, some good does appear, and hopefully that will happen for them. >> reporter: at the dunblane community center, they're lighting candles of condolence and sending sympathy from one of the only places on earth that really understands the depth of newtown's grief. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, dunblane. >> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," many more on the scathing investigation into the deadly benghazi attack. a live state department report. >>> p
anti-gun lobby which did eventually win an almost blanket ban on the private ownership of handguns in the uk. and then this summer the community turned another corner. andy murray, the tennis champion, who survived the dunblane massacre by hiding under a desk won gold at the london olympics. for dunblane at latest there was a joyful legacy to balance its terrible stigma. but as soon as the news of the sandy hook elementary school shootings broke, old wounds reopened. >> obviously our...
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the uk has held hearings and issued reports on this. and it's spending millions to hire special investigators yo s to look into this. they have a new agreement to share new information on taxable income, but any major crackdown is going to take a change in legislation. >> maribel, thank you. >>> the u.s. could launch a mini unmanned space plane in just a few hours and the cargo is classified. we'll have an update from florida, coming up in just a minute. stay with us. alright, family photo. charlie! stop punching your brother. he asked me to! hey, sarah, stop texting, and look at your dad. i can do two things at once. ok, well just look at your dad, so he can get this shot. i'm going to be a ninja! (chaos & noise) got it. what? yeah, i got it, come here. nobody move, especially you, charlie. how'd you do that? automagically. let's eat. combine pictures with best face. on the new samsung note ii. for a limited time, get two flip covers for the price of one, exclusively at verizon. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermat
the uk has held hearings and issued reports on this. and it's spending millions to hire special investigators yo s to look into this. they have a new agreement to share new information on taxable income, but any major crackdown is going to take a change in legislation. >> maribel, thank you. >>> the u.s. could launch a mini unmanned space plane in just a few hours and the cargo is classified. we'll have an update from florida, coming up in just a minute. stay with us. alright,...
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>> it's really about the access to the uk/u.s. marketplace. it's by far, by 200%, the largest market between europe and the u.s. and delta's had about an 8% market share. with this transaction, we get to second place with about a quarter of the market. >> a lot of people looked at singapore air when it had 49%, which is what you're buying. they said singapore air never could really maximize the profit potential. what can you do that singapore air could not do? is it about that access between new york and london? >> yes. and it's about geography. singapore is a long way away from london. and the traffic flows between singapore and london are light. a couple hundred people a day between singapore and london. whereas the traffic flows between the u.s. and uk for business travelers represent $2 billion in annual revenue. so it's massive. massively larger, and the geography is a lot closer. >> you're expecting approval perhaps by the middle of next year. once that happens when will you say, okay, let's modify some of the flight schedules in terms o
>> it's really about the access to the uk/u.s. marketplace. it's by far, by 200%, the largest market between europe and the u.s. and delta's had about an 8% market share. with this transaction, we get to second place with about a quarter of the market. >> a lot of people looked at singapore air when it had 49%, which is what you're buying. they said singapore air never could really maximize the profit potential. what can you do that singapore air could not do? is it about that...
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in the uk alone, nearly 1 billion dollars of copper wire is stolen every year and sold for profit. in this case the way the thief cut the cable causes a gas leak. the gas then mixes with air, and the result is an explosive combination that blows the roof right off the house. a back draft. and the caught on camera moment chris clark will never forget. it's certainly not a normal incident. there are a number of factors that suggest that something unusual is going on. firefighters generally see the aftermath of the explosion. it's very rare that firefighters are at the scene when the explosion occurs and rarer to capture that on video. >> coming up -- a heart stopping moment when an experienced motor cross rider plummets 30 feet to the ground in a midair, freak accident. when caught on "camera: in a split second" continues. yep. the longer you stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you guys must have your own loyalty program, right? well, we have something. show her, tom. h
in the uk alone, nearly 1 billion dollars of copper wire is stolen every year and sold for profit. in this case the way the thief cut the cable causes a gas leak. the gas then mixes with air, and the result is an explosive combination that blows the roof right off the house. a back draft. and the caught on camera moment chris clark will never forget. it's certainly not a normal incident. there are a number of factors that suggest that something unusual is going on. firefighters generally see...
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long, lean card and and this, and this will have inclusion senate that is natural inherit the beauty uk, it is a huge dam at this in a beautiful to tone setting,--2tone on flex pay and stay tuned for that and then, it is back, this box, i have between my face book, my blog on hsn.com it isthis is the famous earrings box it will 70 pair of boots, drops dingell's, it is the most brilliant way to storerrings and will keep tarnished 3 for up to 50 years.-- dangle windows around and you can see curent high yurt during wardrobe at a glance. boxes they are remarkable is our own design. if you would like to order it the flex pay is good just for the designer valery event, they added that $19.95. i--gallery last time it did go so fast that berry had a chance to talk about it. it is here tonight, we have many colors, we ivory black raspberry, see film, a camel with great colors available in check it out if you like to order early3 665. offered in her mora herkimer it was done in six minutes this is unbelievable when you have seen all but the beautiful close at hsn have been bearing at all week an
long, lean card and and this, and this will have inclusion senate that is natural inherit the beauty uk, it is a huge dam at this in a beautiful to tone setting,--2tone on flex pay and stay tuned for that and then, it is back, this box, i have between my face book, my blog on hsn.com it isthis is the famous earrings box it will 70 pair of boots, drops dingell's, it is the most brilliant way to storerrings and will keep tarnished 3 for up to 50 years.-- dangle windows around and you can see...
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they did it with greece and the fiscal compact and the uk v vetoing the agreements. you can put it back together again. but there's an enormous amount of damage, a lack of credibility and a feeling of lack of investor confidence that's taken place during that process. and to your very point, let's look at this for a second. we have the fiscal cliff. you then have the debt ceiling. don't forget the debt ceiling. then you go back to the middle of 2013. by the time you get to it, you're back to a budget impass once again. so you're right, it's perpetual cliffs and falls and slowdowns. >> that just is not very heartening, my friend. so why is the u.s. stock market having one of the best years, one of the ten best years ever? >> that's an easy one. firstly, very low. 2008, look at the graph. and it's gone like that all the way down and it's come back up again and equities remain cheap. bonds weren't doing that much. it was a perfect opportunity to take advantage of certain special situations. but don't be fooled. there's an element of scotch missed about this. the first w
they did it with greece and the fiscal compact and the uk v vetoing the agreements. you can put it back together again. but there's an enormous amount of damage, a lack of credibility and a feeling of lack of investor confidence that's taken place during that process. and to your very point, let's look at this for a second. we have the fiscal cliff. you then have the debt ceiling. don't forget the debt ceiling. then you go back to the middle of 2013. by the time you get to it, you're back to a...
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france and the uk have already recognized the syrian rebel group. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. for thos...this...ions of doing break fromthis...liday stress. ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-store or online. >>> t
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given the fact that unemployment is now lower in scotland than the rest of the uk, will he follow the lead of the scottish government by introducing a more shovel-ready measures for economic growth? >> i think what the honorable gentleman will find is because of the measures taken in the autumn statement, there's an extra 300 million pounds for the scottish government to spend, so if they want to spend that on shovel-ready measures they can. but i certainly am happy to say that when good policies are introduced in any party, in the united kingdom to i think we all have the opportunity to follow them. >> order. statements, the prime minister. >> here on c-span2 we will leave the british house of commons now as they move onto other legislative business. you've been watching prime minister's questions time era questions time error of life wednesdays at 7 a.m. eastern of parliament is in session. you can see this week's question time again monday night -- sunday night on c-span. for more information go to c-span.org. click on c-span series for prime minister's question. plus links to inte
given the fact that unemployment is now lower in scotland than the rest of the uk, will he follow the lead of the scottish government by introducing a more shovel-ready measures for economic growth? >> i think what the honorable gentleman will find is because of the measures taken in the autumn statement, there's an extra 300 million pounds for the scottish government to spend, so if they want to spend that on shovel-ready measures they can. but i certainly am happy to say that when good...
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uk's might remember this widely reported. in january 2007, think about that date january 2007, mike bloomberg and chuck schumer, commissioned a report from mckenzie when new york was falling behind compared to london. to be the support you can google it in 30 seconds. it's shocking the main problem, the single biggest thing holding back the u.s. economy is overly harsh regulation of credit derivatives. it's in this report you will start a section on credit derivatives, how we need less regulation of them otherwise london will take over global finance. what was amazing at the time is everybody agreed that this report. eliot spitzer was quoted saying how great this was. chuck schumer was one of the sponsors in the u.k. labor was running the u.k. and even the critics said this report showed that even the labor is kind of spending far too much money on the nhs at least they give regulation right. so there was a very widespread bipartisan kind of economic faculties of the western world bought into this and that played a very big r
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we hope the paparazzi are a little more restrained than in the past in the uk. thanks so much. >>> and as nato prepares to deploy patriot missile defenses to turkey and votes coming up this week, secretary of state hillary clinton in europe this week has warned the assad regime and syria against resorting to chemical weapons. >> their behavior is reprehensible. their actions against their own people have been tragic. but there is no doubt that there's a line between even the horrors they have already inflicted on the syrian people and moving to what would be an internationally condemned step of utilizing their chemical weapons. >> joining me is former california congresswoman and president of the woodrow wilson center, jane harman. congresswoman, let's talk first about syria and the chemical weapon threat and all of the pressure now on the u.s. to recognize the opposition and to become more engaged. are there any options that you hear are likely to be taken? >> well, the focus is now on syria. events on the ground are changing. if these published reports are to
we hope the paparazzi are a little more restrained than in the past in the uk. thanks so much. >>> and as nato prepares to deploy patriot missile defenses to turkey and votes coming up this week, secretary of state hillary clinton in europe this week has warned the assad regime and syria against resorting to chemical weapons. >> their behavior is reprehensible. their actions against their own people have been tragic. but there is no doubt that there's a line between even the...
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i'm getting phone calls from all over the world, russia, portugal, uk, you know, people cannot believe what's happening here. and people in like, i was in virginia. i went to d.c. to see our senators on capitol hill. >> you already did that? you already went down? >> yes, yes, i returned this morning. >> do you feel that there is a possibility for change? >> definitely. we met with senior aides to president of the united states. valerie jarret and she told us this is a personal priority for our president. he is making a personal commitment to advance this cause to make our schools safe to make our public safe. this should not be a partisan issue, this should be an issue for the entire nation. we should join the ranks and create policies that are balanced. >> lillian for you, you want to have a civil discussion about this. >> very much so. >> you want something to come out of this? >> absolutely. i'm not the only one. all of the funerals and wakes i've attended, people are dying -- they're just really have to have it be a civil discussion and change now. there is a group now that has fo
i'm getting phone calls from all over the world, russia, portugal, uk, you know, people cannot believe what's happening here. and people in like, i was in virginia. i went to d.c. to see our senators on capitol hill. >> you already did that? you already went down? >> yes, yes, i returned this morning. >> do you feel that there is a possibility for change? >> definitely. we met with senior aides to president of the united states. valerie jarret and she told us this is a...
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we are today announcing 600 million pounds more for the uk research project and improving this is our best defense in a tough economy. i'm committed to funding improvements in their education policies and 1 billion pounds to expand good schools and build 100 new free schools and academies. [cheers] >> mr. speaker, scotland, wales, northern ireland, will get their share of additional capital at the disposal of their administration. on top of this, we are ready to provide guarantees of up to 40 billion pounds more. i can announce the projects of 10 million pounds of our event prequalified. we are offering 10 billion pounds of housing. our country pension plans will launch their investment platform next year as well, and we have published details of the replacement to the discredited efi. we will now ensure that we also share in the words. i commend my honorable friend for his work in this area. we are equipping britain to win in the global race. the average investment, which is 29 billion pounds is now 33 billion pounds. now, savings from whitehall are not enough by themselves. we need
we are today announcing 600 million pounds more for the uk research project and improving this is our best defense in a tough economy. i'm committed to funding improvements in their education policies and 1 billion pounds to expand good schools and build 100 new free schools and academies. [cheers] >> mr. speaker, scotland, wales, northern ireland, will get their share of additional capital at the disposal of their administration. on top of this, we are ready to provide guarantees of up...
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this is the way the morning papers in the uk are reporting the story. just simply a wealth of puns, jokes, and the like. kate expectations, says "the daily sun." "the mirror" for pregnant kate in hospital for days. and the "daily mail" has it has a nation's joy, a husband's nerves. so, whichever way you cut this, everybody seems to be delighted. i mean there's just -- there's just tons of tons of papers by the yard. >> can i go out on a limb and say it's just the beginning. you have nine months, and then the kid is born, and you have years of the same exact thing. richard quest for us this morning. thanks, richard, appreciate it. we've heard from brianna keilar just a few moments ago, both the white house and congressional republicans have laid their plans on the table to deal with a looming fiscal cliff which is now 28 days away. both proposals have been flat-out rejected by the other side. former british prime minister tony blair is with me this morning to talk a little bit about what the standstill means not just for the united states, but really, th
this is the way the morning papers in the uk are reporting the story. just simply a wealth of puns, jokes, and the like. kate expectations, says "the daily sun." "the mirror" for pregnant kate in hospital for days. and the "daily mail" has it has a nation's joy, a husband's nerves. so, whichever way you cut this, everybody seems to be delighted. i mean there's just -- there's just tons of tons of papers by the yard. >> can i go out on a limb and say it's just...
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lyric can. >>> it's boxing day in the uk and canada and several other countries. fitting name, right? like black friday in the united states. retailers cut their prices hoping to entice shoppers to look for a good deal willing to spend their holiday cash. they're just running. analysts expect that british shoppers spend almost $5 billion today. in the u.s. not good news for retailers. early figures show it's the worst holiday sales performance in three years. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. why so bad this year? >> first of all, the fiscal cliff issues were hanging on shoppers' minds. that's one reason. you know, you look at whether or not the after christmas shopping will help. it will in some ways. in many ways, though, people are walking into stores using gift cards. in fact the national retail federation says 80% of shoppers bought a gift card. that's almost $30 billion worth. those are counted when they're sold and not redeemed. if you're a retailer, most people wind up spending more in the store, so that's a good thing for the retailer if the
lyric can. >>> it's boxing day in the uk and canada and several other countries. fitting name, right? like black friday in the united states. retailers cut their prices hoping to entice shoppers to look for a good deal willing to spend their holiday cash. they're just running. analysts expect that british shoppers spend almost $5 billion today. in the u.s. not good news for retailers. early figures show it's the worst holiday sales performance in three years. alison kosik is at the new...